acerbic造句

an acerbic remark, tone, etc

Chou En-lai sent back an acerbic letter.

The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.

Simon is the most acerbic judge on "American Idol".

One day, India's widely disliked, pompous foreign minister, the acerbic V.

On the other hand, he showed a "crazy personality": chesty, isolated, acerbic.

They were both heavyset and inclined toward a projection of light amusement, although hers seemed more acerbic.

At times, the playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose(Alvin Klein)See Synonyms at bitter

First came to Shanghai World Jinmao Tower, and took the elevator to the 100th floor. The eardrums began to sound acerbic and uncomfortable during the ascent.

But members of the public armed with camera phones, text messages, email and acerbic wit have sought to fill the void.

Sweet, already a well-regarded reporter and infamous for her acerbic personality, has been covering Obama for years and never really swooned for him as so many of her colleagues did.

an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose; a barrage of acid comments; her acrid remarks make her many enemies; bitter words; blistering criticism; caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics; a sulfurous denunciation.

His subsequent film roles included the first husband of Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin (1980), Dudley Moore's cuckolded manager in Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and, best of all, his Oscar-nominated turn as the acerbic TV journalist Aaron Altman in Broadcast News (1987).